vesicle
/ˈvɛsɪkəl/
"vesicle" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vesicle” is an uncommon English word, ranked #58,443 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,443
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vesicle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɛsɪkəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vesicle” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for vesicle is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɛsɪkəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #58,443 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vesicle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule. The correct English form is vesicle, spelled V-E-S-I-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- 2A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- 3A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- 4A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- 5A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
- 6A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
Etymology
From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vesicle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-S-I-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɛsɪkəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.